Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 891 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

1. 1.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
3. 3.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
8. 8.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
10. 10.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
13. 13.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?

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